Chimay Triple / Blanche (White)

11.2 ounce bottle in Westmalle glass. (Chimay glass isn’t beer-clean.) Hazy golden orange with lasting white head and lace. Lemon yeasty spicy sweet aroma. Mild honey sweetness, fruity apricot orange spice with mild complex tobacco spcy peppry dry finish, some lingering peppery bitterness. Medium body and medium carbo. An absolute classic. Awesome. The only problem with this beer is that it’s too small.

On tap, my first Chimay from tap. What a nice beer, I can’t really complain at all about this beer. It was pretty damn close to perfect for a tripel. Aroma: floral hops with yeast and citrus fruits. Palate was rich and filled the mouth. Alcohol: Was there any alcohol in this beer what a good balance. Finished dry and balanced with no one flavor of the brew dominating too much. The only complaint is that I finished it too fast. I will have to rate a bottle later.

Bottle, 33 cl. Aroma seemed to have some skunk in it, a problem I’ve also encountered with other triples...not sure if that’s just coincidence or these brews are particularly sensitive to...something...anyway, otherwise some vague fruits/spices, nothing of particular, note. Flavor I think was best described by Odense below as more herbal than other tripels, which I agree was a nice change of pace, also a nice hop presence, particularly in the finish. Still, nothing wowing. Decent brew, I just haven’t been impressed by tripels recently.

Bottle. Pours a murky orange with a thick, creamy white head. Initial aroma was of skunk, which got fainter as the beer warmed, but was still present. Taste of light fruits (but no distinguishable tastes), spices. Bitter finish. This was good, but lacked the complexity of the Bleu or even the Dubbel.

A bright yet hazy golden colour that is very inviting....the tast is unique for a Belgian in that it is somewhat dry and hoppy, without much sweetness (along the lines of Orval, but not as intense). It is perfectly balanced and the alcohol well hidden, a very refreshing and satisfying brew.

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a nice white head. Aroma has notes of spicy yeast and grassy/herbal/hay-like hops. Flavour is simililar to the smell, with a nice bitterness in the finish. Very spicy/wheat-like with a light hoppy twist. Medium bodied with high carbonation, which makes it a bit refreshing though the high ABV. A quite good triple.

...my favorite Chimay. Light, balanced hop flavor, with a hazy color that complements it in the glass. Fruitiness blends well with the hops to make a well balanced, beer that has a nice alcohol kick. Another great from the master Trappist Monks.

Orange with a fine head. The aroma is fruity with notes of apricot and peach. I’m impressed by the flavour that’s different from the average triple, being far more bitter and herbal-like.